Jerry Smith, President

Jerry Smith has over 20 years of Environmental and Industrial Service experience in all areas of emergency response, remediation and training. Jerry has been actively involved in responding to numerous hazardous materials emergencies throughout the southeastern Unites States. He is also called upon often to interact with State and Federal regulatory agencies and our clients in the areas of hazardous materials response, remediation and disposal activities.

Education

University of North Carolina at Wilmington and Guilford Technical Community College

Frequent speaker at safety conferences and seminars. Jerry relates to his audience with a proven hands-on approach to emergency response activities. His vivid and sincere manner consistently win praise from his audiences.

Manage and train companies’ personnel to stay in compliance with OSHA regulations.

Registrations & Licenses

Transportation of Dangerous Goods: Compliance with IATA and IMO Regulations

Hoist / Crane Safety

ISO 14001 Course

OHSMAS/OHSAS 18001:2007 Lead Auditor

OHSAS 18001-ISO 14001:2004 Lead Auditor

Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response 29 CFR 1910.120

Competent Person Training in Trenching & Excavation

Industrial Powered Trucks (Forklift) Training

North Carolina Nanotechnology Safety and Response

Arc Flash Electrical Safety NFPA 70E

Chasity Hart,
Vice President of Operations

Chasity Hart is an integral part of the day to day management of Operations Excellence. Her responsibilities include:

Project Management

Retainer Management

Accounting

Office Networking

Job Costing

Marketing

Customer Service

Computer Maintenance

Scheduling

Program Development and File Management of client training certification.

Certificate of Continuing Education

Time Management & Organizational Skills

Powerful Communication Skills

Business Writing & Grammar Skills

OSHA Compliance & Workplace Safety

Create and Deliver Exceptional Powerpoint Presentations

Certified Nursing Assistant Forsyth Tech Community College

First Aid and CPR American Red Cross

Business and Computer Classes Forsyth Tech Community College

Rachele Taylor,
EHS Consultant, PE

Rachele Taylor is a registered North Carolina Professional Engineer who works closely with customers regarding both safety and environmental compliance issues. She is trained as an ISO 14001 environmental management system internal auditor and is currently developing the ISO 14001 program for customers.Rachele also conducts numerous safety and environmental training classes for a wide variety of clients.

Education

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from Vanderbilt University

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Christian Brothers University

Henry Nemargut,
Project Engineer

Henry Nemargut has 22 years of engineering experience and 19 years of environmental consulting and contracting experience. Henry is directly involved in many projects at Operations Excellence to provide technical direction and to assist in regulatory negotiations.

Areas of Experience

Extensive experience in a variety of assessments and remediation methods through his management of project under the NCDENR and NCDWM

Soil and groundwater remediation system design, installation and operation

Process, storage and containment system design

Conducted air sparge and aquifer pilot tests at over 15 UST sites involving reduction of drawdown data and computer modeling to estimate hydraulic parameters for fate and transport estimates; many of which site have included remedial system design, installation and operation.